The latest news for National Skills Week
What does a Bricklayer do ? Yep, you guessed it – as a bricklayer you’ll work with clay bricks, concrete blocks and other types of building materials in mortar. Using these materials (and your great bricklaying skills) you‘ll construct and repair veneer and full brick construction, partitions, arches and other structures. However, if you’re thinking...
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Parents may want to rethink their career advice to high school leavers; here’s why. You’d be forgiven if the mention of Vocational Education didn’t immediately bring to mind an international fashion brand, a best-selling author and a four-time Oscar winner. And yet Vocational Education and Training (VET) was the springboard that launched all three of...
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Listen now to the webinar Workforce of the Future- What employers want. This webinar discussed the needs of employers in the VET system. It’s a big topic. A thousand registered for this webinar today, indicating just how relevant and important hopefully this topic is for you. We all know there are great needs in the...
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The last event for 2020! Join experts from the human services sector from 12-1pm (AEDT) Friday 4 December for a live-streamed event looking at the skills and training needed to support the aged care and disability support sectors. Now is a critical time for these sectors, and the training of a diverse, skilled and adaptable...
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For the first time, the Australian Training Awards was hosted online and watched across Australia. “The VET sector should be immensely proud of its achievements during a very challenging year.” Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash said. “Despite the challenges of COVID-19, tonight’s Award recipients have demonstrated remarkable resilience....
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Industry leaders have teamed up with Skills Lab to launch Australia’s first digital engineering apprenticeship as a firm pathway to an in-demand career The Digital Engineering Apprenticeship program seeks out passionate, technically minded school leavers to partner with top-tier businesses in a 3-year paid-to-learn training model. The first-of-kind apprenticeship has been spearheaded by SA Power Networks and developed...
Read MoreRegister now for the 2020 Australian Training Awards Presentation Event 06 Nov 2020 I hope you are as excited as I am about this year’s Australian Training Awards. All of the 2020 finalists have an exceptional story to tell. Their stories inspire people do to better, reach further and understand the value of vocational education and training...
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WorldSkills Australia | News | Update on the 2021 WorldSkills National Championships & Skills Show The year of 2020 has been a tough year full of upheaval, challenges and in some instance’s new opportunities in the way we communicate, conduct business, and continue our training and education. In April 2020 WorldSkills Australia announced the postponement...
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The Department of Education, Skills and Employment and the Mining Skills Organisation Pilot are hosting a special livestreamed event that explores the skills, training and future workforce opportunities ahead in the Mining sector. Australia’s mining industry is at the forefront of industries undergoing rapid and large-scale skills shifts as a result of changing technologies and...
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Following on from the Workforce of the Future event held during National Skills Week, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment is holding a second live streamed panel event focusing on digital skills featuring three of Australia’s top digital experts. A highly-skilled digital workforce is essential to Australia’s future with the demand for skilled digital professionals projected...
Read MoreBelow, we have the National Skills Week 2020 Wrap Up Newsletter. It highlights the key webinars, podcasts and activities that happened during National Skills Week and contains links to key reports and findings that were discussed during the week. Click below to view the newsletter. National Skills Week Newsletter
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“Creating a better normal”. SkillsRoad released their 2020 Covid-19 youth review. The report aims to arm employers, educators and parents/carers with the knowledge and tools they need to turn this pandemic into an opportunity, rather than a long-term threat. To support them to play their part to help youth navigate this difficult situation and empower...
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As part of National Skills Week the Australian Parents Council presented their webinar “VET Myth Busters: A parents guide to Vocational Education and Training.” A webinar for parents wanting to know more about Vocational Education and Training. Are you worried your kid will be sent for a left-handed screwdriver? Asked to purchase a replacement bubble...
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To celebrate National Skills Week, SkillsOne hosted a Q&A Skills Panel for parents or students to call in to ask questions. This covered content about vocational education, training and career pathways. The panel included: Host: Rachael Beck – Actress Panelists: Brian Wexham, Chief Executive Officer- SkillsOne Television and Founder- National Skills Week Luke Mangan, Australian...
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The Panel: Kristy McDermott is an Qld 2019 Vocational student of the year VET Alumni, and Finalist at the Australian Training Awards (ATA). Karin Cahill is the parent of Jordan Cahill who has had success at the NSW and ATA,WorldSkills and other areas of his career. , Samantha Boreham is the Assistant Principal (Learning Innovation),...
Read MorePanalists: Yasmin King: CEO SkillsIQ , Cris Matkowski: 2018 – Gold Medallist – Cookery, 2019 – Skill Squad – Cookery VET Alumni . This episode explores the experience of Cris Matkowski who entered into the Apprenticeship space in commercial cookery. Straight out of school. Cris was a Gold Medal winner at the National WorldSkills...
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